Interventions, 71st World Health Assembly
WMA public statements
The WMA follows carefully the activities of the World Health Organization, including its governing meetings which take place in January and May each year. Having an official observer status with the WHO, the WMA can submit policy statements to its Executive Board and World Health Assembly.
Statements submitted to the 71st World Health Assembly (May 2018):
11.1 Draft thirteenth general programme of work 2019−2023
11.2 Public health preparedness and response (on behalf of WHPA)
11.4 Health, environment and climate change
11.5 Addressing the global shortage of, and access to, medicines and vaccines
11.6 Global strategy public health, innovation and intellectual property
11.8 Preparation for a high-level meeting of the General Assembly on ending tuberculosis
12.2 physical activities for health
12.6 Maternal, infant and young child nutrition
12.8 Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart diseases
WHO Executive Board, January 2018
- 3.1 Draft thirteenth general programme of work 2019−2023
- 3.3 Public health preparedness and response (on behalf of WHPA)
- 3.5 Health, environment and climate change
- 3.7 Global strategy and plan of action on public health, innovation and intellectual property
- 3.8 Preparation for the third High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases, to be held in 2018
- 3.9 Preparation for the a high-level meeting of the General Assembly on ending tuberculosis
- 4.4 mHealth
World Health Assembly, May 2017
- Item 12.1: WHO response in large scale emergencies
- Item 12.2: Antimicrobial Resistance
- Item 13.1: Human resources for health and the implementation of the outcomes of the UN High-Level Commission on Health Employment and Economic Growth
- Item 13.7: Promoting the health of refugees and migrants (Statement on behalf of the World Health Professions Alliance – WHPA)
- Item 14.1: Global vaccine action plan
- Item 15.1: Preparation for the third High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases, to be held in 2018
- Item 15.5: Report of the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity
- Item 16.1: Progress in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
- Item 16.3: Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health (2016-2030): adolescents’ health